Tag: Comcast
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The Average Comcast Customer Now Pays $158 a Month Plus $53.93 a Month in Fees
Still paying for cable TV? We hope you are sitting down because the cost of cable TV at many providers is increasing. There is something about a new year that makes cable TV companies rush out to raise rates. Once again this year in many markets cable rates are going up and for some the…
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Starting in 2017 Comcast Will Charge $5.49 For Every TV You Use
If you are still just thinking about cord cutting or maybe being tempted back to cable TV there is a new fee increase coming you should know about. Comcast will soon be charging $5.49 a month for every digital adapter outlet fee. So what is a “digital adapter outlet fee”? As Comcast is updating its…
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Comcast TV is About to Cost More – Time to Recalculate Your Cord Cutting Savings
Still not a cord cutter or thinking about going back to cable TV? We have bad news for you. Comcast TV services prices are increasing between $5 and $7 a month in January 2017. Although that may not seem like a lot, over a two-year contract that is an extra $168. In a letter to…
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Sling TV is Coming to Comcast’s X1 Platform
Comcast and Sling TV yesterday announced that Sling TV, the live and on demand Internet TV service, will launch on the X1 platform, giving Comcast’s X1 customers access over the Internet to even more content, including hundreds of new multicultural programs and channels. Comcast and Sling TV said they will provide more details when the content…
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Comcast Rolls Out New Data Caps in 28 States
Do you have Comcast as your Internet service provider? If so it is likely you now have a data cap. This week Comcast rolled out data caps in 28 states that place an arbitrary 1 TB limit on your data. If you go over the 1 TB limit you will be charged $10 for blocks…
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Comcast is Adding a New Fee to Your Bill
Are you ready for a new fee to pop up on your bill? Well Comcast once again has invented a new fee to add to your bill. The fee is a $2 a month “Voice Technology Fee.” “As we continue to make improvements to our products and services, and as programmers charge more to carry…
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Don’t Let Comcast Trick You into Bundling – Phone + Internet is a Bad Deal
Recently we have been hearing from readers about how it was less expensive to sign up for Internet plus phone service rather than just Internet. So we decided to break it down to see what it really costs. (Don’t worry if you need a home phone. We can help you get a home phone for…
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The FCC Fines Comcast for Illegal Hidden Fees
Ever wondered how Comcast and other cable companies get away with all the hidden fees? Well it looks like they shouldn’t have been doing it, and now the FCC is slapping a $2.3 million dollar fine on them. Under federal law the practice of “negative option billing” is illegal. This is the practice of charging…
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Comcast Wants to Charge You More If You Pirate Content
Comcast is looking to get more money from Internet customers who pirate content. DSLReports found the plan in an FCC filing. In short, Comcast wants to offer an extra fee that will opt Comcast Internet users out of having Comcast’s deep packet inspection program that tracks your browsing behavior around the Internet—down to the second.…
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Comcast Today Announced Prepaid Internet Plans
Today Comcast announced plans to roll out Xfinity Prepaid Services, a pay-as-you-go offering that lets people sign-up for TV or Internet service and “refill” their prepaid subscription any time they would like, for either seven or 30 days. The TV and Internet services, which come without a credit check or contract, will be available later this…